The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-30
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Attest FRANK II. REBARER, Clerk of Council.
ORDINANCE.
Az ORDINANCE TO regulate signs in the city OF


AN ORDINANCE to regulate signs in the city of
Savannah.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council as
sembled That from and after the passage of
this ordinance il shall be lawful to erect or put
up signs In the city Of Savannah upon iron or
wooden posts. provided such posts are securely
and safely placed Immediately within the curb
ing of the sidewalk, and in front of
the place of business Of the person or persons
using the same, that such posts, If made of
iron, shall be not less than two nor more than ten
inches in diameter, and il of wood, not less than
four nor more than ten inches in diameter, that
such signs shall be at least eight feet above the
| pavement or sidewalk and shall not be exceed
| ing four feet in width and five in height; and,
provided further, that said signs shall be
securely aud safely fastened TO the said posts,
and that the erection OF the said signs and posts
shall be under the direction and supervision Of
| the City Surveyor.
SEC. = BE il further ordained, That it shall
also be lawful from and after the passage of
| this ordinance to suspend signs from the sides
| of buildings in the city of Savannah. provided
such signs are securely and safely fastened to
the sides of said buildings, at the place OF busl-
using the same, are at least eight
| feet above the sidewalk, and do not overhang
| said sidewalk exceeding three feet, and provid-
| ed also, that said signs shall be put up under
the direction and supervision of the City Sur
veyor.
SEC g. Be it further ordained, That from
and after the passage of this ordinance it shall
not be lawful to erect or put up any sign in the
| city of Savannah, save in full and strict con-
formity with all the provisions of the preceding
section of this ordinance
SEC. 4. Be IL further ordained, That all posts
erected al the time of the passage OF this ordi-
nance sustaining signs, II said posts are not inn
mediately within the curbng, shall within
thirty days from the passage of this ordinance.
be securely and safely placed Immediately
within the said curbing; and all signs which, at
| the time of the passage OF this ordinance are
| lower than eight feet, or are on awning frames
| shall within thirty days from the passage OF
| this ordinance be securely and safely placed at
| least eight feet above the sidewalk or street,
aud be removed from said awning frames.
| Sec. g. Be IL further ordained, That 1t shall
not be lawful to erect or put up in the city OF
| Savannah, or to continue erected, or to have or
| use, any sign that is unsafe or dangerous to
| life, limb person or property, no matter how
| said sign may have been originally constructed
| or erected Shonld any sign now erected, or
| which may hereafter be erected, be or become
| unsafe or dangerous, within the meaning OF
| this section, the person or persons owning or
using such signs shall be notified OF this tact by
| the City Marshal, and it shall thereupon become
the duty of such person or persons TO forth
with make the said sign secure and SAFE or to
remove the same.
SEC. 8. Be II further ordained. That should
any sign be abandoned or disused the same may
be removed at the discretion and upon the
direction of the Committee on Streets and
Lanes, aud at the expense of the person or per-
sons so abandoning or last using the said sign.
SEC. z. Be IL further ordained, That any per-
son violating che provisions of the preceding
stttloflSs u Shiu pfOfSiOHS, snail, upon
conviction before the Police Court of the city
OF Savannah, be fined by the said court in a sum
not exceeding fifty dollars and in addition to this
the sign found to be in violation of this ordi-
nance, or Of any part thereof, shall be removed
by the City Marshal at the expense OF the said
person so convicted which removal shall be
directed and required in the Judgment OF said
court convicting the party accused.
SIC. g. Be II further ordained That the city of
Savannah reserves full and entire police control
over all signs erected, or which may be erected,
their location, use and continuance, in so far
that no vested right shall accrue to any person
or persons because of the erection of said signs,
as against the said city Of Savannah, touching
the said signs or any matter or thing connected
Herewith
SEC. 0. Be IL further ordained, That so much of
the ordinance approved April "a, 1872 Ito be
found on pages i6i and 165 of Rebarer's Digest
of city ordinances rs relates TO signs, and sec
ton four of the ordinance approved March IL,
iS73-to he found on pages Is and 10 of Rebar-
er's Digest) which said section four also relates
to signs and all ordinances and parts of ord-
nances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance passed in Council Sept 81, 1887.
RUFUS K. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FRANK II. REBARER, Clerk of Council